Total Bridges
5,396
Public highway bridges in South Carolina
State profile · Near median Poor share
South Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in South Carolina, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 5,396
- Public bridges
- 34.8%
- Good condition
- 6.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
34.8%
1,876 bridges rated 7-9
-15.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.1%
329 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-0.9pp vs national avg 7.0%
South Carolina vs national bridge condition
South Carolina - Good condition share 34.8%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
South Carolina - Poor-condition share 20.3%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (46)
Abbeville 96 Aiken 103 Allendale 43 Anderson 267 Bamberg 48 Barnwell 45 Beaufort 45 Berkeley 136 Calhoun 34 Charleston 196 Cherokee 113 Chester 95 Chesterfield 126 Clarendon 85 Colleton 139 Darlington 95 Dillon 62 Dorchester 112 Edgefield 82 Fairfield 81 Florence 161 Georgetown 71 Greenville 373 Greenwood 75 Hampton 60 Horry 259 Jasper 73 Kershaw 94 Lancaster 110 Laurens 146 Lee 50 Lexington 135 Marion 61 Marlboro 52 McCormick 32 Newberry 111 Oconee 119 Orangeburg 160 Pickens 156 Richland 211 Saluda 66 Spartanburg 361 Sumter 100 Union 82 Williamsburg 108 York 167
South Carolina vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below South Carolina on the same metric.
ID
Idaho
5.51% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
5.92% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in South Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in South Carolina, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
C-20-60
PoorOver: BR OF MORRIS CR
8.4 MI SW OF WINNSBORO, Fairfield, SC
Built 1960 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 125
S-12-353
PoorOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
3MI NW GREAT FALLS, Chester, SC
Built 1974 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200
C-30-548
PoorOver: NORTH RABON CREEK
11.5MI NW OF LAURENS, Laurens, SC
Built 1989 Load: 0.6 t ADT: 200
S-34-64
PoorOver: PITCH POT SWAMP
4MI W MARION, Marion, SC
Built 1967 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 200
S-39-250
PoorOver: MACHINE CREEK
8.0 MI N EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1963 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 2,400
C-11-288
PoorOver: BR BROAD RIVER
3.8 MI SW BLACKBURG, Cherokee, SC
Built 1992 Load: 1.3 t ADT: 200
All Bridges in South Carolina
S-46-235
PoorOver: FORK BIG ALLISON CK
6.4 MI N YORK, York, SC
Built 1960 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 350
SC 49
PoorOver: ALLISON CREEK
8.3 MI N E YORK, York, SC
Built 1959 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 7,500
S-46-40
PoorOver: BULLOCKS CREEK
7.0 MI W YORK, York, SC
Built 1960 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 125
S-11-130
PoorOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
CITY OF GAFFNEY, Cherokee, SC
Built 1919 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 750
SC 215
PoorOver: MCCLURES CREEK
2.3 MI S OF CHESTER CO LN, Fairfield, SC
Built 1928 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 1,050
S-29-195
PoorOver: CAMP CREEK
7.2MI NE LANCASTER, Lancaster, SC
Built 1957 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 200
C-42-346
PoorOver: BUCK CR
5.7 MI SW CHESNEE, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1960 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 225
S-45-40
PoorOver: BR OF MUDDY CK (CO LINE)
4.0 MI NW HEMINGWAY, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1963 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 275
S-12-503
PoorOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
3.3MI SE RICHBURG, Chester, SC
Built 1964 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 200
S-12-295
PoorOver: TRIB TO ROCKY CR
8.8MI SE CHESTER, Chester, SC
Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 125
S-16-19
PoorOver: BOGGY SWAMP
5.5MI N LAMAR, Darlington, SC
Built 1956 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 425
S-16-41
PoorOver: FLAT CREEK
6MI S SOCIETY HILL, Darlington, SC
Built 1965 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 375
S-23-671
PoorOver: BAKER CREEK
7.2 MI SW SIMPSONVILLE, Greenville, SC
Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,450
S-28-588
PoorOver: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK
9 MI E OF KERSHAW, Kershaw, SC
Built 1968 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 50
S-37-52
PoorOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
10 MI SW SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 550
S-37-50
PoorOver: CONEROSS CREEK
4 MI SW SENECA, Oconee, SC
Built 1962 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,800
S-37-168
PoorOver: TRIB TO CHOESTOEA CK
7.5 MI S WESTMINSTER, Oconee, SC
Built 1969 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 600
S-39-90
PoorOver: RICES CREEK
3.0 MI NW EASLEY, Pickens, SC
Built 1957 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,000
S-39-204
PoorOver: RICES CREEK
3.0 MI S PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1958 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 750
S-39-32
PoorOver: CROW CREEK
8.0 MI NW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,300
S-39-156
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK-12 MI.CR
5.0 MI NW PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 650
S-39-226
PoorOver: BR OF WOLF CREEK
4.5 MI E PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1961 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 275
S-39-355
PoorOver: TRIB TO MACHINE CK
9.5 MI E PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 2,400
S-42-209
PoorOver: SPIVEY CREEK
2.0 MI W CAMPOBELLO, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1955 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 225
S-42-93
PoorOver: MCELWAIN CREEK
6.0 MI SW PACOLET, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1959 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 300
S-42-196
PoorOver: TIMS CREEK
8.0 MI S SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1960 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,900
S-42-30
PoorOver: RICHLAND CREEK
6.4 MI SE SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1962 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,150
S-42-219
PoorOver: GRAYS CREEK
3.0 MI NE WELLFORD, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1964 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,150
S-42-906
PoorOver: KELSEY CREEK
4.3 MI SE SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1967 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 425
C-42-725
PoorOver: MAPLE CREEK
1.5 MI SE GREER, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1969 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 225
S-45-33
PoorOver: KINGSTREE SWAMP
11.0 MI N KINGSTREE, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1982 Load: 16.2 t ADT: 1,350
S-4-141
PoorOver: BLUE RIDGE RR
CITY OF ANDERSON, Anderson, SC
Built 1938 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 5,600
US 321
PoorOver: CRANE CREEK
6 MI NE OF COLA, Richland, SC
Built 1927 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 14,300
S-43-114
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
TOWN OF SUMTER, Sumter, SC
Built 1972 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 1,400
S-45-143
PoorOver: THORNTREE SWAMP
1.25 MI E OF SALTERS, Williamsburg, SC
Built 1973 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 150
S-46-1102
PoorOver: BR TO BUCKHORN CREEK
3.8 MI W YORK, York, SC
Built 1971 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 150
S-46-1273
PoorOver: CONRAD CREEK
2.5 MI S MCCONNELLS, York, SC
Built 1976 Load: 16.5 t ADT: 100
S-23-164
PoorOver: BRUSHY CREEK
5.5MI S GREER, Greenville, SC
Built 1994 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 9,100
S-609
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
12.5 MI N OF BENNETTSVILL, Marlboro, SC
Built 1978 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 150
SC 135
PoorOver: TRIB CARPENTER CK (1)
8 MI NE OF PICKENS, Pickens, SC
Built 1959 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 3,300
S-46-1257
PoorOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.6 MI W YORK, York, SC
Built 1975 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 325
S-12-50
PoorOver: TRIB TO FISHING CR
7.7MI NW RICHBURG, Chester, SC
Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 200
S-13-144
PoorOver: BEAR CREEK
5.8 MI SE CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield, SC
Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 225
L-40-2391
PoorOver: GILLS CREEK
4 MI E OF COLUMBIA, Richland, SC
Built 1947 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 225
US 178
PoorOver: MOORES CREEK
10.0 MI SE OF SALUDA, Saluda, SC
Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,300
S-42-43
PoorOver: PACOLET RIVER
4.5 MI SW CHESNEE, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,500
S-42-57
PoorOver: PETERS CREEK
6.0 MI NE SPARTANBURG, Spartanburg, SC
Built 1978 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 450
S-5-26
PoorOver: GALL BRANCH
4.0MI SW DENMARK, Bamberg, SC
Built 1953 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 275
S-5-20
PoorOver: BRIER BRANCH
3MI NE BAMBERG, Bamberg, SC
Built 1963 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 475
S-25-51
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
5MI S HAMPTON, Hampton, SC
Built 1960 Load: 17.5 t ADT: 325
Showing 5,201-5,250 of 5,396 bridges
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